St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Catholic parish church in Uptown New Orleans, United States.

St. Francis of Assisi Parish is a Catholic parish in Uptown New Orleans, founded in 1890. Its first church was a wooden frame structure, 40 by 100 feet, with stained glass windows, facing State Street. A 30-foot free-standing belfry stood behind it, and the 1897 Eastlake camelback rectory was moved in 1913 to make room for a new church.

The parish was established in 1890 when Archbishop Francis Janssens founded it to serve the growing population in the area following a major World's Fair. This founding reflected the expansion of Catholic communities during a period of rapid neighborhood development.

Early newspapers record that the parish was named for St. Francis of Assisi as the patron saint of Archbishop Francis Janssens, though other explanations exist. The first Mass was celebrated on November 23, 1890, and the first baptism, of William Joseph Finnegan, followed a week later. Sisters Flavia and Saventia of the Sisters of Christian Charity arrived in 1891 and commuted by streetcar from St. Henry's until a convent was built in 1896.

The parish lies in Uptown, with boundaries running from Prytania Street south to the river and from Broadway Street east to Leontine Street. The first church stood on State Street between Constance and Patton Streets, and the 1897 rectory was moved in 1913 to clear space for a new church. The site is reached on foot or by carriage-era street grid rather than by car in the early years.

The parish's first church was a wooden frame building dedicated on November 8, 1891, measuring forty by one hundred feet, with a thirty-foot free-standing belfry behind it. A newspaper account described it as surrounded by orange and magnolia trees and ornamented with stained glass windows. The 1897 rectory, an Eastlake camelback, was moved in 1913 to make room for a new church.